Hurst's the heart
By: editors, Valentin Fuster ... [et al.] ; [foreword by J. Willis Hurst]
Contributors: Hurst, J. Willis 1920-
Edition: 11th ed
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2472
Subjects: Cardiovascular system -- Diseases; Heart -- Diseases
Other titles: Heart
Description: This unparalleled text continues to focus on patient care rather than the scientific aspect of the specialty. Thoroughly revised, this new edition is 33% new and updated. With continued emphasis on diagnosis and treatment, it features greater use of tables, charts and figures, as well as current ACC/AHA guidelines, interpretations of clinical trials and cardiology data found in the Human Genome Project, and more information on MRI and PET.
Notes: Issued also in 2 v

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Part. 1. Foundations of cardiovascular medicine; title: Part. 2. Evaluation of the patient; title: Part. 3. Heart failure; title: Part. 4. Rhythm and conduction disorders; title: Part. 5. Syncope, sudden death, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; title: Part. 6. Coronary heart disease; title: Part. 7. Systemic arterial hypertension; title: Part. 8. Cardiopulmonary disease; title: Part. 9. Valvular heart disease; title: Part. 10. Congenital heart disease; title: Part. 11. Cardiomyopathy and specific heart muscle diseases; title: Part. 12. Pericardial diseases and endocarditis; title: Part. 13. Anesthesia, surgery and the heart; title: Part. 14. Miscellaneous conditions and cardiovascular disease; title: Part. 15. Diseases of the great vessels and peripheral vessels; title: Part. 16. Social issues and cardiovascular disease